Isoka weather in July

In July, Isoka sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Isoka's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isoka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:11 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Isoka is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Isoka reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Isoka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Isoka weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°26627.412.53.7
Feb27° / 19°22624.112.33.8
Mar27° / 18°19626.212.14.0
Apr26° / 17°9416.711.85.6
May26° / 15°102.611.58.1
Jun25° / 13°00.111.48.9
Jul25° / 12°0011.58.9
Aug28° / 13°00.111.78.1
Sep31° / 16°10.411.96.1
Oct33° / 18°92.212.24.6
Nov32° / 20°581012.54.0
Dec29° / 19°19622.312.63.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Isoka gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:105:35
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Isoka

In seasonPeak

None of Isoka's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Isoka's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Isoka?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Isoka for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Isoka in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Isoka sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Isoka in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isoka peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 13 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 16Jun 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Isoka in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Isoka is worst in August — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2251 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug52Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov15Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Isoka?

Isoka sits at 10.2°S, 32.6°E, 1,321 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chinsali, 74 km away.

ChinsaliChitipaNakondeTundumaVwawaMlowoKarongaKyela

Topography around Isoka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Isoka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isoka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 1,376 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,624 m.

The land around Isoka is covered by cropland (32%), trees (29%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
675 m
80 km
1,624 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Chinsali 74 km · Chitipa 86 km · Nakonde 92 km · Tunduma 97 km · Vwawa 122 km · Mlowo 135 km · Karonga 145 km · Kyela 148 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Isoka (-10.1606°, 32.6335°, elevation 1,321 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).